General Revenue Bill Would Impose New Tax On Tickets
A 10 percent ticket tax and a 50 percent increase in state income taxes for low incomes are proposed in a general revenue bill sent to the printer. The measure would tax theater tickets and raise income taxes for single and married filers with specific gross income thresholds. The recess committee warned of revenue losses from a proposed $2000 homestead exemption and outlined ad valorem tax changes.
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A. F. Mahan, JR
Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Legislative Recess Committee On Finance and Taxation
Clint Harrison
Harrison
Redcess Committee On
Bibb Graves
Threeman Group
Markets at a Glance May 2 Summary
New York markets show irregular stocks and sagging non ferrous metals. Bonds mixed with primes steady while oils utilities improve and foreign exchange stays mixed. Cotton quiet with silver down. sugar declines. coffee rises on cover. In Chicago wheat and corn ease on moisture. cattle steady. hogs up 5 to 10 cents, top 25 cents.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Drunk Cell Case Convicts Brown of Manslaughter in Alabama
Sam Brown 22, a bricklayer, is found guilty of first degree manslaughter in the Ledyard case and sentenced to five years. Judge J Q Smith imposes the term after a sealed verdict. Brown appeals with bond set at 2500.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sam Brown
Ledyard
Brown
J. Q. Smith
Morel Montgomery
Sixteen Dead in Armenian Quake
A Turkish-Armenia border earthquake in the Kars district leaves sixteen children dead and about twenty missing with at least fifty injured. Heavy damage hits the mountainous province, as relief agencies rush to assist the stricken population amid high altitudes and rugged terrain.
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Istanbul
Kars
Armenia
Turkey
Arzyan Range
Ajari Mountains
Kaghyshman
Sarykamish
Lee Portrait Presented at Army School by Mrs Massey
Mrs. W. E. Massey of Hot Springs Arkansas, president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, presented a portrait of General Robert E. Lee to Maxwell on the Army Air Corps Tactical School grounds.
Resolutions Attack New Deal in Washington Meeting
Delegates at a Washington convention adopted harsh resolutions opposing broad New Deal policies. They criticized federal overlays on state commissions, federal reserve reach, NRA voluntarism, and major Wagner labor changes. Harper Sibley of Rochester, NC, slated to be profiled. Roosevelt reportedly to meet business advisers, with little White House engagement noted.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
NRA
Harper Sibleya
Rochester
N. C
Sibley
Roosevelt
White House
Chamber
Rosevelt
Business Advisory Council
Mr. Roosevelt
Striking Workers Shut Plant Tight in Goldsboro
Several hundred Atlas Plywood Company employees in Goldsboro North Carolina halted operations to tighten strike lines over an order cutting hourly rates and extending the work week. The main plant remained closed after yesterday's 100 percent strike and a smaller plant also shut down as strikers urged the last workers to quit. About half of the 150 workers at the smaller plant were present during the shutdown.
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Goldsboro
N. C
Atlas Plywood Company
Starnes Addresses AFWC Convention in Mobile
Congressman Joe Starnes of Guntersville spoke to the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs at Central Baptist church on the social security act. He outlined the act and its ramifications for a crowded audience and traveled from Washington for the convention activities.
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Joe Starnes
Guntersville
Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
Central Baptist Church
Solon
Starnes
Washington
O. C. Carmichael
George W. Adams
Andalusia
Pugh
i_ kh wouinet
Cas Eeil Gins
W. A. Gresham
Bectin
Peter M. Dennis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Club Institute
Department of
Perkins J. Prewitt
Youth Day Plans Near Completion for Saturday Parade
Delano Park hosts the youth day program sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce with plans to surpass last year's 3000 student parade. Birmingham boys industrial band to lead with American Legion oversight. 200 nearby schools invited. events include 10:00 band concert, 11:00 parade from Old Bank Building to Delano Park, parade prizes for schools, floats and vehicles, and more.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Morgan, Noe
Limestone
Gilbert White
North Alabama
Boys Industrial Band of
Birmingham
American Legion
Old Bank Building
Delano Park
American Legion Color Guard
Officials Frown on Send-Dime Letters
Birmingham authorities warned that participation in the send a dime chain letter scheme is illegal. Postal Inspector T. C. Gibbs cited a Post Office ruling from Denver where the scheme originated, with Postmaster W. Cooper Green calling it a clever and absurd gyp operation.
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Birmingham
Ala
T. C. Gibbs
Post Office Department
Denver
Colo
Ori
W. Cooper Green
Nine New Warrants In Scottsboro Case Renewed Prosecution
Nine new warrants were sworn against nine African American defendants in the Scottsboro case as part of a renewal of prosecutions. Victoria Price filed the warrants with County Solicitor H G Bailey, aiming to retry the defendants for mass attacks on a freight train in Jackson County in 1931. The case features debates over jury rolls and legal changes needed to proceed.
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Scottsboro
Ala
Victoria Price
Jackson County
H. ©. Hayes
H. G. Bailey
Home &T
Harris Man Injured by Sparrow Hits Eye in Barn
N. R. Nichols a prominent Harris resident was struck in the eye when a sparrow flew into his barn. He required medical attention and was later reported somewhat improved after fears of lost sight.
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Harris
Sparrow
Eye
N. R. Nichols
Nichols
Supreme Court voids Sanderson probation act
The Alabama Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 ruling, held the 1932 Sanderson probation act unconstitutional as it encroached on the governor’s parole and pardon powers. The decision, written by Justice Knight, limits judges from suspending sentences in cases of ten years or less. Prospective effect excludes those already free under the act. Ellis Montgomery’s Lauderdale County case inspired the ruling. Justice Anderson and Justices Thomas and Brown joined in the majority.
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Jackson County
Haywood Patterson
Clarence Norris
Decatur
Morgan County
Bibb Graves
J. Miller Bonner
Wilcox
Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Thomas E., Knight
Law and Equity Court
Lauderdale County
Ellis Montgomery
Court of Appeals
Knight
John C. Anderson
Thomas
Brown
Threatening Note Brings An Arrest
Philip Martin a 46 year old night watchman was arraigned in police court in Paterson New Jersey on charges of sending two letters threatening death to Colonel Charles A Lindbergh. He was held for examination by physicians and remanded to county jail. The recorder also ordered an appearance before the grand jury.
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Paterson, N
Philip Martin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Joseph Sprovieri
Martin
Lawrence Boylan
Pasaic
Educational Contest Extended to May 17
The state educational contest sponsored by the Better Housing Program has been extended until May 17. Mrs. M. G. Dent of Birmingham field representative of the Federal Housing Administration, attending the AFWC convention, said she was desirous of seeing a number of Decatur schools entered.
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Better Housing Program
M. G. Dent
Birmingham
Federal Housing Administration
AFWC
Slayers Believed to Be Convicts Who Escaped
Sher idan Arkansas May 2 Two men Sheriff Paul Clark said he believed were Sam Day and Rube McKean escaped convicts who killed two men and wounded at least one other at a dance in Fikestown east of here. The pair, trusty guards at Tucker prison farm near Pine Bluff, fled after the shooting and were tracked by a posse.
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Sheridan
Ark
Paul Clark
Sam Day
Rube McKean
Fikestown
Here
Clark
Alva Appling
Newt Pierce
W. EB. Hudson
Pine Bluff
Day
McKean
Tucker
Pierce
Appling
Hudson
Hobby Fair Opens At Noon Today In Decatur
The Hobby Fair sponsored by Decatur Rotary Club opened at noon in the Sterchi building on Bank street and will close at 10 o'clock Saturday night. An unusually large number of exhibits caused a delay from the planned Wednesday opening. Officials noted student work from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties is especially interesting this year. An error had announced a 10 am Saturday opening.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Sterchi
Bank Street
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence
Harrison bill 1 storm center of day actions
Account of May 23 1936 Senate debate on the bonus issue and the new deal omnibus banking bill. Includes protests by Blue Eagle NRA critics and calls for immediate veteran cash relief. Downtown Washington activity and business groups press the administration for works funds and rural relief.
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Washington
Senate
Senstom
Veterans
Supreme Court
House
New Deal Omnibus
Upper
Mississippi Channel
Senator Shipstead
F L
Minn
Town
Kent Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
NRA
Federal Reserve System
Parleys on Tax Policy Ended Amid Debate
Washington reports a cabinet committee closed sessions on tax policy for the Southern cotton industry. Senator Gibson of Illinois criticizes star chamber meetings as unwise, arguing the issue holds vital importance to many interests and directions remain unsettled.
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Washington
Southern Cotton
Gibson
R-Vi
Star Chamber
Tennessee River Drops to 7.5 Feet Amid Dry Spell
The Tennessee River gauge marked 7.5 feet as dry conditions persist with no rain. Temperature readings show a high of 5 and a low of 67, indicating a cooler spell with continued low moisture.
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Tennessee
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John D. Chichester
C. E. Segrest
Robin Swift
Food For
Henry L Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence M. Judd
Hawaii
Sanderson
AML Proby
Harrison Bill
Nathan Robertson
Finance Committee
Blue Eagle
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